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: being for or of all time up to and including the present
especially
: exceeding all others of all time
an all-time bestseller
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The penalty kick was LaBonta’s 14th converted penalty kick, tying her with Megan Rapinoe for the all-time NWSL record for penalty kicks made.
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2025
Miami has won nine of its 12 all-time meetings with Toronto across all competitions and is unbeaten in its last four league matches against Toronto, outscoring the Canadian club 9-2.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
With four games remaining, Colorado’s 115 losses entering Thursday’s series finale in Seattle are tied with the 1935 Boston Braves (38-115), and five losses away from the NL’s all-time low, the 1962 New York Mets (40-120-1).
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
With his 60th home run, Raleigh is now just two behind Judge for the all-time record for an American League player.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2025
Miami has won nine of its 12 all-time meetings with Toronto across all competitions and is unbeaten in its last four league matches against Toronto, outscoring the Canadian club 9-2.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
With four games remaining, Colorado’s 115 losses entering Thursday’s series finale in Seattle are tied with the 1935 Boston Braves (38-115), and five losses away from the NL’s all-time low, the 1962 New York Mets (40-120-1).
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
With his 60th home run, Raleigh is now just two behind Judge for the all-time record for an American League player.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
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“All-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-time. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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